Garden Pests
03 June 2011
From a gardeners perspective there can be little more annoying that finding your carefully nurtured seedlings, plants and cuttings have either been munched voraciously or have simply disappeared. There...
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10 May 2011
Most people hate nettles because they have a nasty sting to them, but actually nettles are very good for you. One of the best ways to get rid of them is to eat them, but you need to start picking the...
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24 May 2011
The greenhouse environment can create the perfect place for pests to multiply especially in the absence of predators. However it can also protect plants from some problems by keeping them isolated from...
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04 March 2011
As seedling start to sprout, cuttings burst into growth and the greenhouse comes alive, the greenhouse gardener has to start looking out for greenhouse pests. One of the biggest pest problems in the early...
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11 June 2010
The wet annd warm weather that seems to typify June, is great for the garden but also encourages one of the gardener’s biggest time wasters, weeds. If you could bottle the time and energy that most...
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11 June 2010
The warmer weather brings much more than fair weather gardeners out into the garden and greenhouse. It’s the perfect conditions for pests to thrive and multiply. Indoors and out our plants are under...
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14 April 2010
As the sap starts to rise and the garden comes alive there’s a lot more lurking in the undergrowth for gardeners to be aware of. As spring starts to spurt it’s your last chance to finish tidying...
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14 April 2010
Spring isn’t only a good time for plant growth. It’s also a great time for pests, especially in the greenhouse. An occasional greenfly in the greenhouse can quickly become a full-blown attack...
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25 March 2010
Aphids are a very common garden and greenhouse pest and can be found in a variety of guises. Most aphids are what are more commonly known as greenfly or blackfly but there are also a variety of other...
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